How can it be dead ffs, EU 1 & 2 / then you have all the other servers around the world... man tin hat moment i think there must be close to 700,000+ playing at any one time, I think that is very healthy

How can it be dead ffs, EU 1 & 2 / then you have all the other servers around the world... man tin hat moment i think there must be close to 700,000+ playing at any one time, I think that is very healthy

dont know who said that game is dead, but it is dying slowly. In the highest general online peaks now we dont even get to RU-only peaks when game was on wave. WG is doing nothing, new premiums and new tech trees also didnt get players into game, 30v30 mode also didnt.

dont know who said that game is dead, but it is dying slowly. In the highest general online peaks now we dont even get to RU-only peaks when game was on wave. WG is doing nothing, new premiums and new tech trees also didnt get players into game, 30v30 mode also didnt.

They have television ads for the game. Most games do not. They might not be doing as effectively as they should but they are definitely doing something. New premiums and tech trees are more for older players or returning players than new players.

For newer players they should perhaps take another look at some of the worst performing lower tier tanks.

I did not say 5+ I said 7+ and I asked how many are doing as well as they were, not whether they were dying. There are significantly older games than anything on your list that are still alive. However they do not have anywhere near as many players as in their prime.

WoW is the only 7+ year old game on your list but it has fewer players than it once had too.

And LoL, both games which have more players then WoT. And LoL is doing just as good as ever, or better than ever. Despite being older then WoT.

Yes, so? What is it with you and straw men in this thread? Yes there are games played more than WoT. No claims have been made otherwise. Poker is an older game than anything talked about in this thread and there are far more poker players in the world than WoT players... so?

Yes, so? What is it with you and straw men in this thread? Yes there are games played more than WoT. No claims have been made otherwise. Poker is an older game than anything talked about in this thread and there are far more poker players in the world than WoT players... so?

Ah, you misunderstood. I was saying that the numbers can be expected to decline over time. That is not any more 'dying' than the comment earlier in the thread about life after puberty. My point was that even if there is a decline seen that is arguably normal but nevertheless not indicative of dying.

Ah, you misunderstood. I was saying that the numbers can be expected to decline over time. That is not any more 'dying' than the comment earlier in the thread about life after puberty. My point was that even if there is a decline seen that is arguably normal but nevertheless not indicative of dying.

There is no reason for WoT to lose players based on its old age (other old games lost players because the modern software/hardware made the game unplayable without modding (and most players can't do this by themselves) or due to release of sequel/competitor, neither is the case for WoT). The only reason for WoT to lose players is due to gameplay changes and decisions made by developer.

August numbers are lowest in 3 years, and not a trend. Only in like December/january can we see if WoT is truly losing players over extended amount of time and could then call it a trend.

There is no reason for WoT to lose players based on its old age (other old games lost players because the modern software/hardware made the game unplayable without modding (and most players can't do this by themselves) or due to release of sequel/competitor, neither is the case for WoT). The only reason for WoT to lose players is due to gameplay changes and decisions made by developer.

August numbers are lowest in 3 years, and not a trend. Only in like December/january can we see if WoT is truly losing players over extended amount of time and could then call it a trend.

July was pretty equal to last year, or slightly less.

Actually the usual reasons are stagnation and newer competitors, with the problem of legacy coding compounding the stagnation issue.

Past a certain point, player retention becomes more difficult as it becomes harder and harder to add new content that is truly new or different, and doing the same thing long enough gets boring over time, especially for those who have unlocked everything unlockable.

Recruiting and retaining new players is likewise tricky, since an older game is rarely seen as shiny as something brand new, and since even with player protection in a competitive game they are soon competing with more established players.

As for whether WoT is retaining or losing players overall, most servers seem to be doing ok, but NA certainly has been shrinking.